Sirat hatsala (סירת הצלה) means life boat in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סִירַת הַצָּלָה
sirat hatsala
noun · feminine
In English
life boat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sirat hatsala.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותסירה הנישאת על סיפון אונייה, ומותאמת במיוחד להצלת חיי הצוות והנוסעים לאחר שנטשו אותה; וגם: סירה הנשלחת מן החוף להצלת הנוסעים והצוות של אונייה שנקלעה למצוקה או נטרפה בקרבת מקום.
The word Sirat hatsala is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סִירַת הַצָּלָה
- Written without vowel points
- סירת הצלה
- Said
- sirat hatsala
- Plural
- סִירוֹת הַצָּלָה
- Inflections
- ר' סִירוֹת הַצָּלָה
- Gematria
- 800
This is how Sirat hatsala is said in other languages.
- English
- life boat
- French
- bateau de sauvetage
- German
- Rettungsboot
These words come before and after Sirat hatsala in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sirat hatsala.
What does Sirat hatsala (סירת הצלה) mean in Hebrew?
Sirat hatsala (סירת הצלה) means life boat. It is said sirat hatsala, with the stress on rat.
Is Sirat hatsala (סירת הצלה) masculine or feminine?
The word Sirat hatsala (סירת הצלה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סִירוֹת הַצָּלָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סירת הצלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Keep exploring
English Words in Hebrew
How to say thousands of English words in Hebrew, with vowel points, transliteration, gender, plural and recordings.
Essential Hebrew Phrases
The words you need in your first week.
Hebrew Alphabet
All 22 letters, sounds, forms and numeric values.
Hebrew Keyboard
Type Hebrew with the Israeli layout and vowel points, then copy it.